Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-10-19

As therein directed, / also give official
notice OF the following provisions of an act
approved March so, 1866. entitled An Act
regulating the mode Of voting at all cleo
tons in the several counties of this Com
monWealth -
SECTION :. Be it enacted by the Senate
aud House of Representatives of the Com
mOnwealth Of Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That the qualified
voters OF the several counties of this Com
monwealih, at all general, township, bor-
Oush and special elections, are hereby here
after authorized and required TO vote by
ticket, printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, .eyerally classified as
follows One ticket shall embrace the names
Of all Judges Of Courts voted for. and to be
labeled outside Judiciary - one ticket
shall embrace all the names Of State officers
voted for, and be labeled State - le
ticket shall embrace the names Of all county
eftcers voted for, including Office Of Sena-
tor, member and members OF Assembly If
voted for, and members Of Congress, if yo-
ted for, and labeled ''CoUnty; - and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot
boxes.
FIRST and Second Sections Of the .4ct Of Con-
gTess Of MaTch 81, 1870.
SECTION l. be II enacted By The Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of -7meTIcG IN Congress assembled, That all
citizens OF the United States, who are, or
snail be otherwise qualified 10 vote IT any
election by the people, in any 5 tate, Terri
tory, district, county, city, parish, town
ship, school district, municipality or other
territorial subdivisions, shall be entitled and
allowed to vote At all such elections without
distinction OF race, color, or previous con-
dition OF seryitude. any Constitution, law,
custom, usage or regulation of any State.
Territory, or by, or under its authority to
: the contrary Notwithstanding.
SECTION >. lind be Il further enscted, That
If, by or under the authority Of the Con-
stitutiOn or laws OF any State, or the laws
Of any Territory, any act is or shall
b required 10 be done as = prerequisite
or qualification tor voting, and by such
Constitution OF Law persons or officers are or
shall be charged with the performance OF
duties Ia furnishing 10 citizens an opportu-
nifty 10 perform such prerequisite To become
qualified TO vote, IL shall be the duty OF
every person and officer to give all citizens
Of the United States the same and equal
opportunity 10 perform such prerequisite
and to become qualified to vote without dis
tiuctiOu OF race, color or previous cOndi-
| ton OF servitude, and if any such person OF
officer shall refuse or knowingly omit to give
4'AAi NAoc' " '-i4' ~ ti'AA-' Ava - - :
such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of five
hundred dollars TO the person aggrieved
| thereby, TO be recovered by an action OF
/ the case, with full costs and such allowance
I for counsel fees as the court snail deem Just
1 and shall also for every such offence b,
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and shall
on conviction thereof, be fined not less thai
! i've hundred dollars or be imprisoned no
| less than one month nor more than one year
or both, at the discretion of the court.
Given under my hand at my Office in Miffiin
town, this seventh day of October, in tn
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-seven, and Of the Indepen
dence Of the United States, the one hun
dred and eleventh.
DAVID FOWLES, Sheriff.
Sheriii7s Office, MiffiiDtown,
October 9TH, 1857 Sit.